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Latin American Studies Faculty

Learn from a team of passionate and experienced educators the languages, politics, histories, and cultures of the region in the Americas where Roman origin languages, primarily Spanish and Portuguese, are spoken.

Meet Your Professors

Professor of modern languages Julio Noriega

Julio Noriega

Burkhardt Distinguished Chair in Modern Languages (Spanish); Chair of Latin American Studies

Associate professor of modern languages Tim Foster

Tim Foster

Associate Professor of Modern Languages & Literatures (Spanish)

Associate professor of art history Gregory Gilbert

Gregory Gilbert

Professor of Art History; Director of the Art History Program & Art Museum Studies

Assistant professor & Chair of modern languages and Spanish Fernando Gomez

Fernando Gomez

Associate Professor of Modern Languages (Spanish)

Associate professor of anthropology/sociology William Hope

William Hope

Chair & Associate Professor of Anthropology/Sociology

Professor of political science Karen Kampwirth

Karen Kampwirth

Robert W. Murphy Chair and Professor of Political Science

Associate professor of modern languages Jerry Miner

Jerry Miner

Associate Professor of Modern Languages (Spanish)

Associate professor of modern languages Antonio Prado

Antonio Prado

Professor of Modern Languages (Spanish)

Associate Professor of Modern Languages Robin Ragan

Robin Ragan

Professor of Modern Languages (Spanish)

Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology-Sociology Jonah Rubin

Jonah Rubin

Associate Professor of Anthropology/Sociology; Co-Chair of Peace and Justice